Christian Grommes is a Neurologist in New York, New York. Dr. Grommes is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Brain Stem Cancer. His top areas of expertise are Primary Lymphoma of the Brain, Brain Tumor, Glioma, Vitrectomy, and Bone Marrow Aspiration.

Amit Schwartz is a Neurosurgery provider in Brooklyn, New York. Dr. Schwartz is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Brain Stem Cancer. His top areas of expertise are Chronic Subdural Hematoma, Pituitary Tumor, Subdural Hematoma, Laminectomy, and Awake Craniotomy.

Douglas Kondziolka is a Neurosurgery provider in New York, New York. Dr. Kondziolka is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Brain Stem Cancer. His top areas of expertise are Schwannoma, Acoustic Neuroma, Arteriovenous Malformation, Gamma Knife Radiosurgery, and Rhizotomy.

Philip Stieg is a Neurosurgery provider in New York, New York. Dr. Stieg is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Brain Stem Cancer. His top areas of expertise are Meningioma, Glioblastoma, Hydrocephalus, Nerve Decompression, and Gastrostomy.

Marcel Odaimi is a Hematologist and an Oncologist in Staten Island, New York. Dr. Odaimi is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Brain Stem Cancer. His top areas of expertise are Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma, Gastric Lymphoma, Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL), Chronic B-Cell Leukemia (CBCL), and Bone Marrow Aspiration.

Dr. Sebastian Rubino, MD, is a neurosurgical oncologist specializing in the neurosurgical treatment of brain and spine tumors, as well as treatment of spinal and general neurosurgical pathologies. He provides comprehensive care at Staten Island University Hospital (SIUH) and Northwell Health Physician Partners Neurosurgery at 501 Seaview Avenue on Staten Island, New York.Dr. Rubino earned his medical degree from Dartmouth Medical School in Hanover, New Hampshire and completed his neurosurgery residency at Albany Medical Center Hospital in Albany, New York. He further completed fellowship subspecialty training in spine surgery at Albany Medical Center Hospital and in neurosurgical oncology at Moffitt Cancer Center, a National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center in Tampa, Florida.As an assistant professor at the Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, Dr. Rubino is dedicated to mentoring future neurosurgeons and is the medical student neurosurgery clerkship director at SIUH. As a member of the Northwell Cancer Institute, Dr. Rubino is committed to providing the highest level of collaborative, technologically advanced neurosurgical care to improve outcomes for cancer patients. His research includes a study where he served as the lead author, entitled Improving outcomes for brain metastases patients through the synergy of stereotactic radiosurgery and targeted cancer therapies.Dr. Rubino combines advanced surgical techniques with compassionate care to provide his patients with the best possible outcomes. His dedication to excellence and patient advocacy leads him to never accept the status quo, to lead by example and to continually to fight for his patients on a daily basis. Dr. Rubino is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Brain Stem Cancer. His top areas of expertise are Dysembryoplastic Neuroepithelial Tumors (DNET), Ganglioglioma, Brain Stem Cancer, Awake Craniotomy, and Laminectomy.

Daniel Orringer is a Neurosurgery provider in New York, New York. Dr. Orringer is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Brain Stem Cancer. His top areas of expertise are Brain Tumor, Glioma, Astrocytoma, Awake Craniotomy, and Tissue Biopsy.

Eli Diamond is a Neurologist in New York, New York. Dr. Diamond is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Brain Stem Cancer. His top areas of expertise are Erdheim-Chester Disease, Glioblastoma, Astrocytoma, Brain Tumor, and Awake Craniotomy.

Seth Brum is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine and Hospital Medicine in Staten Island, New York. Dr. Brum is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Brain Stem Cancer. His top areas of expertise are Subacute Combined Degeneration, Hypertension, Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism, Familial Hypertension, and Gastrostomy.

Douglas Cohen is a Neurosurgery provider in Staten Island, New York. Dr. Cohen is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Brain Stem Cancer. His top areas of expertise are Delirium, Chronic Subdural Hematoma, Subdural Hematoma, and Cervical Spondylosis.

Edwin Chang is a Neurosurgery provider in Staten Island, New York. Dr. Chang is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Brain Stem Cancer. His top areas of expertise are Delirium, Fractured Spine, Meningioma, Vertebroplasty, and Bone Graft.

"Ronit Gilad, MD, serves as chair of neurosurgery at Staten Island University Hospital (SIUH), assistant professor of neurosurgery at Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, member of the Katz Institute of Women's Health, and member of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons and the Congress of Neurological Surgeons.Dr. Gilad has a surgical focus in treating patients with brain and skull base tumors, including meningioma and pituitary masses. She also has special interests in spine surgery and motion preservation in people with degenerative disc conditions and spinal stenosis.She specializes in minimally invasive procedures, including tubular retractation system surgery for deep brain tumors, which involves making a single a small incision in the skull and inserting a narrow tube-like surgical tool through delicate healthy brain tissue to remove the tumor. Tubular retraction can also be used to remove spinal tumors. To improve the accuracy of surgery, Dr. Gilad routinely uses state-of-the-art equipment such as the exoscope, which projects high-definition, three-dimensional images onto a large screen in the operating room.While she has extensive training and experience as a surgeon and loves the hands-on approach to care that surgery provides, she also helps patients explore non-surgical treatment options, including medication and radiation therapy. ""There is no one formula. I take patient preferences into consideration and think outside the box to make sure people's needs are met."". Dr. Gilad is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Brain Stem Cancer. Her top areas of expertise are Hydrocephalus, Cervical Spondylosis, Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus, Vertebroplasty, and Bone Graft.

Shahnaz Akhtar is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Bayonne, New Jersey. Dr. Akhtar is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Brain Stem Cancer. Her top areas of expertise are Lung Metastases, COVID-19, Pneumonia, Endoscopy, and Colonoscopy. Dr. Akhtar is currently accepting new patients.

John Golfinos is a Neurosurgery provider in New York, New York. Dr. Golfinos is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Brain Stem Cancer. His top areas of expertise are Acoustic Neuroma, Schwannoma, Meningioma, Gamma Knife Radiosurgery, and Awake Craniotomy.

Theodore Schwartz is a Neurosurgery provider in New York, New York. Dr. Schwartz is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Brain Stem Cancer. His top areas of expertise are Meningioma, Pituitary Tumor, Craniopharyngioma, Endoscopic Transnasal Transsphenoidal Surgery, and Turbinectomy.

John Boockvar, MD, is the vice chair of the Department of Neurosurgery at Lenox Hill Hospital and director of the department's Brain Tumor Center, the Pituitary/Neuroendocrine Center, and the New York Head and Neck Institute at Lenox Hill and Manhattan Eye, Ear & Throat hospitals. Dr. Boockvar is a professor of neurological surgery and otolaryngology/head and neck surgery at the Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell. He is also an investigator at the Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research, where he directs the Laboratory for Brain Tumor Biology and Therapy. Dr. Boockvar was appointed as an adjunct professor at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory thanks to his great advancements in understanding and treating brain cancer. He is also head of experimental therapeutics for Northwell Health, where he helps oversee the oncological research goals for Northwell as a whole. Dr. Boockvar's compassionate cancer care was recently highlighted in the critically acclaimed Netflix docuseries Lenox Hill and Emergency NYC.Dr. Boockvar is internationally known for his surgical expertise and for providing patients with safe, effective and minimally invasive treatment for brain tumors, skull base disorders and disorders of the spine. His surgical expertise is in benign and malignant brain tumors, skull base and endoscopic pituitary surgery, spinal and peripheral nerve tumors, minimally invasive spinal surgery, and complex spinal disorders.Dr. Boockvar has been recognized for his novel research in brain tumors and stem cell biology, and has been named to lists including New York Magazine's Top Docs, Best Doctors in New York-Castle Connolly, New York Super Doctors, America's Top Surgeons, America's Best Doctors, and America's Best Doctors for Cancer. His research has been widely published and he has received numerous national awards, including the Eric Lichtenstein Humanitarian Award from Voices Against Brain Cancer for his compassionate work in treating patients with brain cancer. Dr. Boockvar was elected to the prestigious Academy of Neurological Surgeons and was elected to the Senior Society of the American Board of Neurological Surgery. Dr. Boockvar is also an honorary surgeon of the NYPD and the New York State Troopers.Dr. Boockvar received a BA from the University of Pennsylvania. Like his father, grandfather, and great-grandfather before him, Dr. Boockvar received an MD from SUNY Brooklyn-Downstate Medical Center. Dr. Boockvar graduated summa cum laude with Distinction in Research and was medical school class valedictorian. Dr. Boockvar did his surgical internship and neurosurgical residency at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Boockvar did his NIH-supported post-doctoral research training in Neuro-oncology at the University of Pennsylvania Cancer Center. Dr. Boockvar is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Brain Stem Cancer. His top areas of expertise are Glioblastoma, Astrocytoma, Brain Tumor, Awake Craniotomy, and Laminectomy.

Babacar Cisse is a Neurosurgery provider in New York, New York. Dr. Cisse is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Brain Stem Cancer. His top areas of expertise are Metastatic Brain Tumor, Brain Tumor, Glioblastoma, Awake Craniotomy, and Gastrostomy.

Yongming Mao is a Pediatric Neurologist and a Pediatrics provider in Brooklyn, New York. Dr. Mao is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Brain Stem Cancer. His top areas of expertise are Vertigo, Notalgia Paresthetica, Neuralgia, and Cerebral Autosomal Dominant Arteriopathy with Subcortical Infarcts and Leukoencephalopathy.

Dimitris Placantonakis is a Neurosurgery provider in New York, New York. Dr. Placantonakis is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Brain Stem Cancer. His top areas of expertise are Astrocytoma, Glioma, Glioblastoma, Awake Craniotomy, and Gamma Knife Radiosurgery.

Sudhansu Chokroverty is a Neurologist in Edison, New Jersey. Dr. Chokroverty is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Brain Stem Cancer. His top areas of expertise are Brain Stem Cancer, Restless Legs Syndrome, Obstructive Sleep Apnea, and Posterior Fossa Tumor.